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	<description>What's hatching in Twin Cities multi-family real estate</description>
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		<title>How Your Minneapolis Duplex Purchase Can Be Like A Wes Craven Movie</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/04/08/how-your-minneapolis-duplex-purchase-can-be-like-a-wes-craven-movie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Property Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s nothing like a good adrenaline rush.
That&#8217;s why people jump out of airplanes, line up for horror movies, watch the Vikings and fall in love.
It&#8217;s also what some new investors are looking for when they start hunting for their new duplex.
They want to score a big return; usually in the form of a property that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is A Good GRM On Your Minneapolis Duplex?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/29/what-is-a-good-grm-on-your-minneapolis-duplex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Property Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cash flow duplex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On real estate blogs across the nation new investors ask for guidance as to what is a &#8220;good&#8221; gross rent multiplier (GRM) on multi family property.
Remember, to determine a duplex&#8217;s gross rent multiplier, divide the purchase price of the property and by the gross amount of rent the property generates annually. So, if a building is listed at $200,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Traditional Minneapolis Sellers Take It To The Banks</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/17/traditional-minneapolis-sellers-take-it-to-the-banks/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/17/traditional-minneapolis-sellers-take-it-to-the-banks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities Real Est]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selling A Duplex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the Minneapolis duplex market were a prize fight the week ending March 6, 2010, traditional sellers would have adminiistered a ninth round pummeling to lender owned and mediated sales.
Of the duplex owners that received and accepted purchase agreements, 44.83 percent were traditional sellers. By traditional sellers, I mean people with names; as opposed to corporations.
These traditional sellers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Threatens To Require Higher FHA Down Payments</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/12/congress-threatens-to-require-higher-fha-down-payments/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/12/congress-threatens-to-require-higher-fha-down-payments/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Financing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fha down payments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[first time home buyer tax credit]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1570</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, way back in 2005 and 2006, you could buy a duplex with no money down.
Then the housing crisis happened. And in an effort to make sure buyers had more at stake, banks decided they would only give loans to investors with 20 to 25 percent down, or owner occupants who qualified for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s The Most Common Type of Rental Housing Anyway?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/11/whats-the-most-common-type-of-rental-housing-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/11/whats-the-most-common-type-of-rental-housing-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Property Investing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multifamily property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rental property]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I say &#8220;rental housing&#8221;, what image springs to mind?
Is it a large apartment complex with hundreds of units sprawling over acres of earth?
Or is the image one of single family homes, duplexes or fourplexes?
Most of us dream of parlaying a collection of duplexes into a massive apartment complex or two capable of cash flowing our retirements. And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline Pushes Minneapolis Duplex Market</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/09/deadline-pushes-minneapolis-duplex-market/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/09/deadline-pushes-minneapolis-duplex-market/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities Real Est]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[$8000 first time home buyer tax credit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are less than 60 days left to qualify for either the first time home buyer or repeat buyer tax credit.
That looming deadline may well have inspired the Twin Cities housing market&#8217;s 13.9 percent year-over-year jump in accepted offers for the week ending February 27.
While not as dramatic, the duplex and small multifamily property market also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Go Green And Save When You Fix Your Minneapolis Duplex</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/08/go-green-and-save-when-you-fix-your-minneapolis-duplex/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/08/go-green-and-save-when-you-fix-your-minneapolis-duplex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Home Repair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[duplex repairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green home improvement]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1553</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I sit down with someone considering buying their first rental property, I always go over not only the potential revenue the property can generate, but also the certain and probable expenses.
The one expense most prospective owners (and to be honest, listing agents) seem to omit most often is the cost of repairs.
Let&#8217;s face it. No [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Question Most Often Asked On Duplex Chick Is&#8230;?</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/04/the-question-most-often-asked-on-duplex-chick-is/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/04/the-question-most-often-asked-on-duplex-chick-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tax Credits]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Realtor, I get asked a lot of questions.
They range from, &#8220;What were they thinking when they installed the bathroom here?&#8221; to &#8220;Won&#8217;t people just make us an offer, even if we list our duplex at a higher price?&#8221;
I don&#8217;t know the answer to the first question. And the answer to the second is usally no.
But [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis Duplex Market Hints At Thaw</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/02/minneapolis-duplex-market-hints-at-thaw/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/03/02/minneapolis-duplex-market-hints-at-thaw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Twin Cities Real Est]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[multifamily]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, in some sectors of the Twin Cities housing market have begun to thaw. In fact, it feels like spring: of 2006.
Realtors and our clients are once again experiencing multiple offers and having to rush to see newly listed properties before they&#8217;re gone.
Unfortunately, the bulk of this activity is in first time home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Count On Reduced Property Taxes When You Buy A Foreclosed Duplex</title>
		<link>http://duplexchick.com/2010/02/25/dont-count-on-reduced-property-taxes-when-you-buy-a-foreclosed-duplex/</link>
		<comments>http://duplexchick.com/2010/02/25/dont-count-on-reduced-property-taxes-when-you-buy-a-foreclosed-duplex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kari Lundin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying A Duplex]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment property]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minneapolis duplex]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://duplexchick.com/?p=1523</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to get a muddy answer, call your local property tax assesor and ask what the city or county&#8217;s policy is on resetting the market value on a foreclosed property after you&#8217;ve purchased it.
Some time ago I heard Dakota County, for example, would not reduce a foreclosed property&#8217;s market value to the amount [...]]]></description>
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